The Internal Revenue Service unit “under fire for its reviews of conservative organizations has a long history of targeting groups with extra scrutiny, including foreclosure-assistance charities, credit-counseling services and New York Jewish charities,” the Wall Street Journal reports.
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“Worries over the government shutdown surged in the early part of November, pushing consumer sentiment to its lowest in more than three years and just off its worst level ever,”…
“The Trump administration asked a federal appeals court to issue an emergency block on a judge’s order that it pay 42 million Americans their full SNAP benefits for November by…
“A growing number of Senate Republicans are indicating they’re open to a deal on extending the Affordable Care Act premium subsidies,” Axios reports. “A clear path forward on the ACA…
“When Gavin Newsom needed to hype his redistricting ballot measure, he did it not through MSNBC hits, but livestreamed sit-downs with Substack sensation Heather Cox Richardson, YouTube star Brian Tyler…
Susan Glasser: “Was this the week that America finally started clapping back at Donald Trump? Actions trigger reactions; we all know that. Yet, remarkably, Trump has spent the first nine…
New York Times: “With the federal government still shut down, the Bureau of Labor Statistics will not release its scheduled monthly jobs report on Friday, the second missed report in…
“As President Trump’s federal agents conduct large immigration raids in Democratic cities, New York City has watched with apprehension, wondering when the president might set his sights on his hometown,”…
G. Elliot Morris: “It is clear now that claims of a fundamental realignment of American politics have been highly exaggerated. The 2024 election is best seen as an anti-incumbent election…
Steve Bannon told a conservative group he will be “going to prison” if Democrats win the midterms and 2028 elections, Mediaite reports. Save to Favorites
“Democratic support for a potential deal to reopen the government has crumbled because of deep mistrust among Senate Democrats over whether they can trust President Trump to act in good…
Heritage Foundation staffers are revolting over Kevin Roberts’ defense of Tucker Carlson, with one calling it “an absolute shitshow,” CNN reports. Save to Favorites
Jonathan Chait: “Having initially judged Greene to be a wildly uninformed conspiracy theorist, I was similarly predisposed to dismiss her evolution as a kind of revenge for being slighted. But…
President Trump privately described New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani (D) as a “talented politician,” calling him “slick” and “a good talker,” the New York Times reports. He also insisted,…
“We’re getting calls about polls being closed. They are closed because we do not have elections today. Kentucky votes next year. You cannot vote today in Kentucky for the mayor…
A mounting federal investigation into former CIA director John Brennan is now getting close to grand jury subpoenas, MSNBC reports. Save to Favorites
A new Emerson College Poll finds 41% of voters approve of the job President Donald Trump is doing in office, while 49% disapprove. This reflects a four-point drop in approval,…
Rep. Nancy Pelosi’s (D-CA) decision not to run for reelection was so closely guarded that she filmed two versions of her announcement video — one for a reelection bid and…
Secretary of State Marco Rubio is privately telling confidants that Vance is the frontrunner for the 2028 Republican nomination and that he’d support the vice president if he chooses to…
“Allies of President Trump and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. are looking to the Make America Healthy Again movement to boost Republican prospects in next year’s…
Taegan Goddard is the founder of Political Wire, one of the earliest and most influential political web sites. He also runs Political Job Hunt, Electoral Vote Map and the Political Dictionary.
Goddard spent more than a decade as managing director and chief operating officer of a prominent investment firm in New York City. Previously, he was a policy adviser to a U.S. Senator and Governor.
Goddard is also co-author of You Won - Now What? (Scribner, 1998), a political management book hailed by prominent journalists and politicians from both parties. In addition, Goddard's essays on politics and public policy have appeared in dozens of newspapers across the country.
Goddard earned degrees from Vassar College and Harvard University. He lives in New York with his wife and three sons.
Goddard is the owner of Goddard Media LLC.